Historical Supernovae and Their Remnants

F. Richard Stephenson and David A. Green

This book, written by two leading astrophysicists, reviews the historical observations of supernova explosions in our Galaxy over the past two thousand years and discusses modern observations of the remnants of these explosions at radio and other wavelengths.

Historical Supernovae and Their Remnants

F. Richard Stephenson and David A. Green

Description

This book, written by two leading astrophysicists, reviews the historical observations of supernova explosions in our Galaxy over the past two thousand years and discusses modern observations of the remnants of these explosions at radio and other wavelengths.

Historical Supernovae and Their Remnants

F. Richard Stephenson and David A. Green

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Sources of historical records of Galactic SNe3. SNe, SNRs and pulsars4. Was the Cas A SN observed by Flamsteed in AD 1680?5. Kepler's SN of AD 16046. Tycho's SN of AD 15727. The SN of AD 11818. The SN of AD 10549. The SN of AD 100610. Probable and possible SNe before AD 100011. New stars which were not SNe12. Future prospectsA. Glossary of Chinese astronomical termsB. Some modern astronomical terminologyC. A Catalogue of Galactic SNRsReferencesIndex